Perry on Gulf: Pray

GOP Gov. Rick Perry has proclaimed this Sunday a “Day of Prayer in Texas for the Gulf Coast” due to the oil disaster.

“The Deepwater Horizon oil spill has impacted numerous lives along the Gulf Coast, especially those families who lost loved ones as a result of this incident,” Perry said in a statement.

Perry said Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and Alabama Gov. Bob Riley also are declaring Sunday a day of prayer to honor those who have died and others have lost their livelihood.

Among examples, White said then, “He had time to meet with the CEO of BP but he didn’t have time to meet with the families of those who had lost loved ones … or to meet with those in the offshore industry that is so critical to our state.”